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Orchard Hill School

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Orchard Hill School ranks 126 th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 492 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Hill School is a K–5 elementary school in South Windsor, CT, serving 623 students and located within the strong South Windsor School District. The school currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks 126th out of 491 Connecticut elementary schools, placing it in the 74th percentile statewide—a solid result, though a noticeable step back from its earlier stretch of seven consecutive 5-star years from 2015–2016 through 2020–2021, when it consistently ranked in the top 10–12% of elementary schools in the state.

Orchard Hill serves a relatively low-poverty population, with about 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism has stayed well below state averages—just 7.5% in 2025–2026 compared to 16.4% statewide. The school also operates efficiently, spending $14,094 per student in 2018–2019, less than most nearby schools, and carrying a student-teacher ratio of 13.0, the highest among its comparison group. Despite those leaner resources, academic proficiency remains above state averages in all tested subjects and grades, and low-income students have earned particularly strong results, including a 96th-percentile state rank in 2020–2021.

However, the latest 2025–2026 assessment data show a decline concentrated in specific areas, especially 5th grade math (56.6% proficient) and 3rd grade ELA (58.7%), putting Orchard Hill behind same-district peers like Eli Terry School and Philip R. Smith School. Those two schools now rank 76th and 57th statewide, while Orchard Hill fell to 126th, reversing a trend where it had led them the previous year. Attendance remains a major protective factor, and the school still outperforms nearby Manchester schools such as Bowers School and Waddell School by wide margins. For families, Orchard Hill still offers a stable, above-average elementary experience, but the recent dip in math and reading deserves attention as the school works to regain its former top-tier standing.

623

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,198

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

380 Foster St.
South Windsor, CT 06074

(860) 648-5015

District: South Windsor School District

Students who attend Orchard Hill School usually attend:

Middle:	Timothy Edwards School
High:	South Windsor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.7%

Asian:

37.9%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Connecticut median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of South Windsor School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg73%

Connecticut avg51%

126^th of 492

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the South Windsor School District

28^th of 153South Windsor School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	126 of 492	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	62 of 493	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	59 of 497	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	52 of 491	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	54 of 490	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	56 of 538	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	49 of 522	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	47 of 532	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	52 of 519	90.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	43 of 518	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	87.2	60 of 551	89.1%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	81 of 557	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	77 of 564	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.7	137 of 565	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	198 of 579	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.2	112 of 566	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	241 of 565	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	261 of 568	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.7	246 of 570	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	54 of 228	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	44 of 232	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	55 of 237	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	27 of 230	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	39 of 234	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	53 of 455	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	19 of 242	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	34 of 259	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	19 of 77	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	11 of 302	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	103 of 234	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.4	52 of 239	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	34 of 233	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	42 of 231	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	48 of 232	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	56 of 445	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	40 of 247	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	33 of 262	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	82.1	44 of 371	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	140 of 246	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.4	57 of 248	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	30 of 250	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	63 of 262	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	73 of 252	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	54 of 327	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	55 of 295	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	43 of 296	85.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2021)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-37 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%+21 vs state

Science70%+17 vs state

English Language Arts69%+18 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 21, 2021

Everything is well organized. The teachers are excellent, responsive and caring. The principal knows every student. Overall a great environment for my kids to learn. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				NGSS Science (2026)	SBAC English Language Arts (2026)			SBAC Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Orchard Hill School	Public	K-5	380 Foster St.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5015	623	48	13.0	19.7%	260 (41.7%)	33 (5.3%)	63 (10.1%)	236 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	77.6	126^th of 492 public elementary schools	74.4%		85.8	62^nd of 493 public elementary schools	87.4%	64	69.7	58.7	77.8	70.7	68.6	84.6	56.6	$17,198
Philip R. Smith School	Public	K-5	949 Avery Street	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5025	468	38	12.1	18.6%	245 (52.4%)	23 (4.9%)	49 (10.5%)	120 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	86.3	57^th of 492 public elementary schools	88.4%		83.9	74^th of 493 public elementary schools	85.0%	17	79.0	72.9	84.3	79.0	70.6	83.1	67.6	$16,920
Keeney School	Public	K-4	65 North School St.	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3354	366	30	12.1	53.3%	142 (38.8%)	87 (23.8%)	85 (23.2%)	27 (7.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.7%)	19.6	373^rd of 492 public elementary schools	24.2%		23.2	351^st of 493 public elementary schools	28.8%	22		28.6	38.7		32.0	32.8		$22,644
Skinner Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Skinner Rd.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 870-6180	340	31	10.8	52.6%	124 (36.5%)	37 (10.9%)	86 (25.3%)	59 (17.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.7%)	66	196^th of 492 public elementary schools	60.2%		68.7	179^th of 493 public elementary schools	63.7%	17	503.0	55.8	65.8	61.5	65.4	2527.0	56.4	$20,803
Eli Terry School	Public	K-5	569 Griffin Rd.	South Windsor	06074	Capitol Planning Region	South Windsor School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 648-5020	489	43	11.4	17.6%	253 (51.7%)	28 (5.7%)	71 (14.5%)	112 (22.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	84	76^th of 492 public elementary schools	84.6%		76.1	138^th of 493 public elementary schools	72.0%	62	512.0	69.4	79.8	74.6	77.6	72.7	68.3	$21,366
Bowers School	Public	K-4	141 Princeton Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3313	376	32	11.9	67.0%	84 (22.3%)	78 (20.7%)	176 (46.8%)	16 (4.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.5%)	19.2	376^th of 492 public elementary schools	23.6%		17.3	386^th of 493 public elementary schools	21.7%	10		23.2	32.9		30.4	40.5		$24,280
Buckley School	Public	K-4	250 Vernon Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 647-3302	284	28	10.2	52.5%	99 (34.9%)	65 (22.9%)	72 (25.4%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.0%)	47.2	264^th of 492 public elementary schools	46.3%		72.9	159^th of 493 public elementary schools	67.7%	105		46.6	53.1		53.4	48.4		$24,845
Center Road School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Center Rd.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6300	443	41	10.8	51.0%	224 (50.6%)	54 (12.2%)	104 (23.5%)	22 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	47.2	262^nd of 492 public elementary schools	46.7%		38.9	284^th of 493 public elementary schools	42.4%	22	47.5	57.8	41.6	60.7	54.7	42.9	49.2	$20,164
Waddell School	Public	K-4	163 Broad Street	Manchester	06042	Capitol Planning Region	Manchester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 647-3392	476	40	11.8	63.4%	73 (15.3%)	114 (23.9%)	165 (34.7%)	92 (19.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	34.1	320^th of 492 public elementary schools	35.0%		25.6	341^st of 493 public elementary schools	30.8%	21		31.0	42.0		53.5	43.9		$22,521
Lake Street School	Public	K-5	201 Lake St.	Vernon	06066	Capitol Planning Region	Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 870-6085	235	22	10.5	42.1%	139 (59.1%)	9 (3.8%)	42 (17.9%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	61.3	218^th of 492 public elementary schools	55.7%		66.3	193^rd of 493 public elementary schools	60.9%	25	68.2	2425.0	59.5	63.6	46.2	48.6	63.6	$22,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Hill School

Is Orchard Hill School a good school?

Orchard Hill School ranks 126^th of 492 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Orchard Hill School attend?

Students who attend Orchard Hill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Timothy Edwards School
High : South Windsor High School

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Hill School?

Students at Orchard Hill School are 42% White, 38% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Orchard Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Orchard Hill School.

What district is Orchard Hill School in?

South Windsor School District

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